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The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.It was a foundational event in the civil rights movement in the United States.
Montgomery Republican newspaper begins publication. [2] Franklin Society founded. [3] 1824 - Presbyterian church [4] and Montgomery Light Infantry [3] established. 1828 - Alabama State Library headquartered in Montgomery. [5] 1833 - Montgomery Advertiser newspaper in publication. [citation needed] 1847 - Sons of Temperance formed. [3]
Montgomery City Lines was the National City Lines subsidiary that operated the municipal transit system for Montgomery, Alabama. [15] On 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a Montgomery City Lines bus. This led to the Montgomery bus boycott. Montgomery City Lines was placed in the middle of a dispute ...
The Montgomery Improvement Association is formed in Montgomery, Alabama, by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and other Black ministers to coordinate a Black people's boycott of all city buses. Died: Glenn L. Martin, 69, US aviation pioneer
Mary Louise Ware (née Smith; born 1937) is an African-American civil rights activist.She was arrested in October 1955 at the age of 18 in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat on the segregated bus system.
The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was an organization formed on December 5, 1955 by black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery, Alabama.Under the leadership of Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Edgar Nixon, the MIA was instrumental in guiding the Montgomery bus boycott by setting up the car pool system that would sustain the boycott, negotiating settlements with ...
Montgomery, Alabama, was incorporated in 1819, as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River.It became the state capital in 1846. In February 1861, Montgomery was selected as the first capital of the Confederate States of America, until the seat of government moved to Richmond, Virginia, in May of that year. [1]
Montgomery is the capital of Alabama, and hosts numerous state government offices, including the office of the Governor, the Alabama Legislature, and the Alabama Supreme Court. At the federal level, Montgomery is part of Alabama's 2nd , 7th , and 3rd Congressional district , currently represented by Barry Moore , Terri Sewell , and Mike Rogers ...